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...Sara has started at right halfback for the past three years and has gotten better with each new season. "Her ability as a player really improved this year. She was a tough person to get by on defense and was very effective when bringing the ball through on offense," MacAusland says...
Defense is certainly not the most glamorous of all positions, but that doesn't bother LeBlond in the least. "I don't miss scoring at all. I'd rather help keep away goals than score them." What makes Sara such an exceptional player is her ability to anticipate the other team's next move and come up with the key interception or tackle...
...Sara is not the fastest player on the team, but she makes up for her lack of speed with great positioning. She almost never overcommits," MacAusland says. "What makes Blondie special is that she receives the ball, accelerates and then looks for the pass rather than stop and give the other team a chance to gain possession." MacMillan adds, "She is a sparkplug, an energizer for the team...
...Sara's most memorable moment of her field hockey career came during her sophomore year in a game against UPenn. "We were leading Penn by one goal and the Penn team had been awarded a penalty corner. I was standing in the goal, next to the post when the ball went over the goalie's head. I just stuck up my hand and stopped the ball. I've never seen anyone look as grateful as the goalie...
...that the field hockey season has come to a close, Sara can devote more time to nautilus, a hobby she picked up two years ago while staying in Cambridge for the summer...